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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 14, 2010 - 10:49am PT
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anyone else tired of the false promise of "why do so many people believe in god (serious question)"?
this thread gets more PPDs than "why are those republicans so wrong on everything" and will likely bypass it just in time for christmas. if we act now, we can kill this puppy and enjoy the holidays.
one of the great drawbacks of this thread is the artwork, apparently lifted from the atlas of world mythology and covers of 3rd and 4th paperback printings of the dancing wu li masters. this thread deserves murder in the first degree because it killed the evolution thread, which had the most hilarious artwork i've seen on ST. it doesn't even appeal to prurient interest, as we got at the beginning of the 9/11 thread or currently in "girls kissing girls". as usual, religion dampens both imagination and libido.
you will notice that the god thread doesn't come near to being a discussion. everyone stands fast in their inflexible positions. they don't listen to what others are saying. no one ever changes their minds. religion is like that. if things slow down, someone jabs someone else where they know it'll hurt and the torrent of babble rushes onward.
probably the best way to approach this is some premeditated ad hominems aimed at the principals. let's rake them over for climbing or philosophy, whichever might be most vulnerable. even if we can't hurt them, they might spend so much time defending themselves here that they'll forget to post over there. (haha, in my dreams.)
here are my candidates:
HFCS
ed hartouni
karl baba
go-b
largo
wbraun
others come and go. poor klimmer got so weary he stayed away for nearly a week. if i left you out and you're offended, i'm sorry, but these are the heavies who keep it going. if we break up this group, the god thread will begin its death rattle.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jul 14, 2010 - 10:56am PT
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Just to be a good sport and pitch in.
Which thread will have shorter legs?
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jul 14, 2010 - 10:59am PT
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This thread just took a pleasing turn! Maybe it will have long legs now?
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Full Silos of Iowa
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:05am PT
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Alright, I'll contribute. HFCS is as ass. Sometimes I've wondered if he is even a climber. I don't know, does one or two pitches on toprope under someone's belt make him a climber? I don't think so.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 14, 2010 - 11:22am PT
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you're a sport, huff. you seem to know a lot about climbing and climbing venues. how many years you been hangin' out on ST?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:25am PT
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hey Tony, the "god thread" is the thread you've posted the most to...
in fact, we'd all like to have you post a climbing thread sometime, you're big on the social stuff around here... but every once and a while it's nice to put up something on climbing.
how 'bout it? got anything?
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FireIntheCity
Mountain climber
from t'Hate-haunted canyon of human despair
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:25am PT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:31am PT
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The days before these long threads meant the same comments were sprinkled in the climbing threads derailing many of them. I like that these topics have their own threads now.
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scuffy b
climber
Eastern Salinia
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:35am PT
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Or, all the posts in the big thread would have been distributed between
140 separate threads.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:41am PT
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Scott Cole
Trad climber
Sunny California
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:43am PT
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I'm with you. Isn't this supposed top be about climbing, not religious BS
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:55am PT
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Hey Tony-
What's up with this thread? I was getting ready to post a favorable review of the Psychic Research book you recommended on the God thread?
As for deleting threads, the Girls Kissing Girls gets my vote.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Jul 14, 2010 - 11:58am PT
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Posting climbing or any actual content threads here just isn't worth the effort anymore.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:02pm PT
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Simple solution - don't read it and don't post to it. If folks want to contemplate the universe and find God, I'm all for it. There is an element of spirituality in climbing for many.
Let God live!
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:05pm PT
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Only a huge fool thinks he can kill anything ....
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Full Silos of Iowa
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:07pm PT
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As for deleting threads, the Girls Kissing Girls thread get my vote. Have to disagree, Jan. There is something about "gkg" that goes straight to the core. Sure it's genetic. Sure it's hormonal. Sure it's a mystery. Sure it's inexplicable and ineffable. But it's all good.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:08pm PT
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Has anyone out there had their minds changed from the many "God Threads"
or "Why Republicans are wrong about everything" thread????????
I think so
If there is, I would sure love to hear from them
These threads have certainly changed my mind...about the whole f*#king site.
Tony Bird=NeoLEB
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:12pm PT
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I haven't read the thread and guess what....NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO READ IT!
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Full Silos of Iowa
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:17pm PT
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It's a tough crowd, Tony, but you knew that. And a passionate polarizing issue.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Jul 14, 2010 - 12:22pm PT
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Fructose-
I always knew you were a hidden mystic! At least get rid of the hypocrisy and admit that Hyperkrates is really a modern female fertility goddess. And change the name to Hypercratia or something too.
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